Festivals and vrats

What each one means, how it is kept, and when it falls.

35 pagesDates for 2026 to 2028New Delhi, India time

Festivals

In date order from today

  1. Karwa ChauthParvati, Shiva and GaneshaAshvina (Kartika in North India)Thursday 29 October 2026
  2. DhanterasDhanvantari and LakshmiAshvina (Kartika in North India)Friday 6 November 2026
  3. DiwaliLakshmi and GaneshaAshvina (Kartika in North India)Sunday 8 November 2026
  4. Naraka ChaturdashiKrishnaAshvina (Kartika in North India)Sunday 8 November 2026
  5. Govardhan PujaKrishnaKartikaTuesday 10 November 2026
  6. Bhai DoojYama and YamunaKartikaWednesday 11 November 2026
  7. Chhath PujaSurya and Chhathi MaiyaKartikaSunday 15 November 2026
  8. Kartik PurnimaShiva and VishnuKartikaTuesday 24 November 2026
  9. Makar SankrantiSuryaMid JanuaryFriday 15 January 2027
  10. Vasant PanchamiSaraswatiMaghaThursday 11 February 2027
  11. Maha ShivratriShivaMagha (Phalguna in North India)Saturday 6 March 2027
  12. Holika DahanVishnuPhalgunaSunday 21 March 2027
  13. HoliKrishna and RadhaPhalgunaMonday 22 March 2027
  14. Ugadi and Gudi PadwaBrahmaChaitraWednesday 7 April 2027
  15. Chaitra Navratri beginsDurgaChaitraWednesday 7 April 2027
  16. Mesha Sankranti (Baisakhi)SuryaMid AprilWednesday 14 April 2027
  17. Ram NavamiRamaChaitraThursday 15 April 2027
  18. Hanuman JayantiHanumanChaitraTuesday 20 April 2027
  19. Akshaya TritiyaVishnu and LakshmiVaishakhaSunday 9 May 2027
  20. Guru PurnimaSage VyasaAshadhaSunday 18 July 2027
  21. Nag PanchamiThe nagas, serpent deitiesShravanaFriday 6 August 2027
  22. Raksha BandhanShravanaTuesday 17 August 2027
  23. Krishna JanmashtamiKrishnaShravana (Bhadrapada in North India)Wednesday 25 August 2027
  24. Ganesh ChaturthiGaneshaBhadrapadaSaturday 4 September 2027
  25. Anant ChaturdashiVishnu as AnantaBhadrapadaTuesday 14 September 2027
  26. Navratri beginsDurgaAshvinaThursday 30 September 2027
  27. Durga AshtamiDurgaAshvinaThursday 7 October 2027
  28. DussehraRama and DurgaAshvinaSaturday 9 October 2027
  29. Sharad PurnimaLakshmi and the MoonAshvinaThursday 14 October 2027

Every month

Vrats, Purnima and Amavasya

  1. EkadashiVishnuTwice a monthThursday 5 November 2026
  2. PradoshShivaTwice a monthFriday 6 November 2026
  3. Sankashti ChaturthiGaneshaEvery monthThursday 29 October 2026
  4. Masik ShivratriShivaEvery monthSaturday 7 November 2026
  5. PurnimaThe MoonEvery monthMonday 26 October 2026
  6. AmavasyaThe ancestorsEvery monthMonday 9 November 2026